> The single mother in Somalia is a very different problem and it has nothing whatsoever to do with an entrepreneur in the Valley becoming wealthy because she p

> The single mother in Somalia is a very different problem and it has nothing whatsoever to do with an entrepreneur in the Valley becoming wealthy because she pitched an idea to YC that got traction and worked her ass off to execute. The Venture Capitalists who invested in her idea could have just as easily put the 10s of millions of USD toward supporting single mothers in sub-Saharan Africa. > Yes, we have to do more for people like the woman you describe. And, in some cases, they have to do something for themselves as well. In your hypothetical scenario (and that's all it is) it would be fair to ask why and how she ended-up with three kids before being able to provide for them. Is there a limit? Should anyone be able to have eleven kids, or fifteen, and we still look at them as responsible individuals? There's a good chance it's some combination of having been raped, forced into an arranged marriage, and living in a community which punishes women harshly for undertaking abortions and having careers. PS. Using "she" for a prototypical entrepreneur is just as sexist as using "he". Try using "they" next time.